I work in my garden almost every day, and planting is a continuum for me. I’ll start with December of 2023, when I planted 2 gallon-sized Zepherine Drouhin Roses. I planted them on each side of an entrance into my rose garden. I was a bit worried about how they would fare during the winter–especially since the temperature dropped to the single digits in the latter part of January, but they made it fine, and I am looking forward to their ascension up and across my arbor. By May, they should be in full flush.

Zephirine Drouhin Rose
Image Credit: Edmunds Roses
Height: 10′ – 15′

October Magic Camellia – Image Credit Southern Living
Height 6′ – 8′

I also added two camellias in December, and both of them are still living.

Yuletide Camellia – Yuletide Camellia
Image Credit Fast Growing Trees
Height 8′ – 10′

Radiance Rhododendron – Image Credit Jackson Perkins
I bought 2 of these in the fall, and 1 of them has barely survived.

Purple Pixie Loropetalum – Image Credit Woodie’s Garden Goods
Height –  1′ – 2′ | Spread 4′ – 5′
I bought 1 of these in the fall, and 1 of them has barely survived. The other one is doing fairly well.

Purple Pixie Loropetalum – Image Credit Woodie’s Garden Goods

Purple Pixie Loropetalum – Image Credit Woodie’s Garden Goods

Forsythia – Image Credit Fast Growing Trees
Height 3′ – 8′
I brought a nice forsythia plant with me from my previous garden, It is already about 4′ tall and wide. Forsythia is the Queen of my early spring garden. As of February 18, 2024, this forsythia is budding. I expect it to bloom within a month.

In January, I gardened online and ordered 3 winterberries–2 females and 1 male. They will arrive from the Arbor Society in March.

Chives (Chives (Allium Schoenoprasum)
I planted a small start on February 18, 2024

Ruby Giant Crocus
Image Credit: Breck’s
Height: 4″ – 6″
I planted 8 bulbs on February 18, 2024 – The bulbs had been outside in the cold throughout the winter. I simply failed to plant them during the fall.

Elder (Sambucus canadensis)
Image Credit: North Carolina State Extension
Height: 5 – 12′
Native Plant
I planted a small, pint-sized tree in my garden on February 19, 2024

Carolina Jessamine (Gelsemium sempervirens)
Image Credit: Woodie’s Garden Goods
I planted a blooming quart plant [with fingers crossed] on February 19, 2019
Height: 20′

On March 25, I planted a 3′ tall Witch Hazel Tree

On March 27, I planted:

Peggy Martin Rose
Image Credit: Southern Living

Lady Banks – Climbing Rose [Lady Banksia]
Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
Planted in My Garden April 2024
Moderately Fragrant
Disease Resistant
Height: 15′ -20′
1824

“Lady Banks is the grandest of all Climbing Roses with the potential to grow up to 20′ tall! She can be trained to climb just about anything and does so with a grand display of flowers if you give her good soil drainage and sturdy support. Lady Banks is a rambling and nearly thornless rose that produces hundreds of miniature, yellow blooms and is a recipient of the Award of Garden Merit from the Royal Horticultural Society. Give her plenty of space and watch this drought-resistant Climber take off! Enjoy her all the way up to zone 9.” Heirloom Roses

Zéphirine Drouhin

Image Credit: Heirloom Roses
1868

Image Credit: Heirloom Roses

Zéphirine Drouhin is my longest and most constant rose friend. I have grown this rose in several of my gardens–from North to South.

Viburnum Snowball
Image Credit: Flickr

On March 28,  I planted:

Creme de Cassis Hollycock (Alcea rosea Creme De Cassis) – 3 Plants
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height:48″- 72″ tall (4-6 ft)

On April 8, 2024, I added the following:

Aster ‘Purple Dome’ (Symphyotrichum novae-angliae) – 3 Plants
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 36-48″ tall (3-4 ft)

Bee Balm ‘Jacob Cline’ (Monarda didyma) – 1 plant
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 36-48″  tall

Shasta Daisy ‘Becky’ (Leucanthemum superbum) – 3 plants
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 36-48″ tall

Iris Southern Blue Flag Iris – (Iris virginica var. shrevei) – 2 plants
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: up to 36″ tall

Milkweed ‘Soulmate’ Swamp Asclepias incarnata) – 3 plants
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 24-36″ tall

Butterfly Weed (Asclepias tuberosa)
Image Credit: American Meadows (Asclepias tuberosa) – 3 plants
Height: 24-36″ tall

Purple Fountain Grass – 2

Catmint ‘Walker’s Low’ Nepeta (Nepeta faassenii) – 3 plants
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 24-30″ tall

Coneflower ‘Magnus’ (Echinacea purpurea) – 1 plant
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 28-40″ tall

Coneflower ‘PowWow Wild Berry (Echinacea purpurea) – 1 plant
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 20-24″ tall

Phlox Creeping Candy Stripe (Phlox subulata)
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 4-6″ tall

Phlox Creeping Lavender (Phlox subulata)
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 4-6″ tall

Phlox Creeping Amazing Grace (Phlox subulata)
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 4-6″ tall

Phlox Creeping Snowflake (Phlox subulata)
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 2-4″ tall

April 12

Celososia Dragon’s Breath
Image Credit: Walmart
Height: 24″
Annual

Scaevola – White Whirlwind
Image Credit: Proven Winners
Dimennsions: 8″ – 14″ x 18″ – 24″
Annual

Jacki Kellum Garden – White Scaevola

Jacki Kellum Garden – Container with White Scaevola
White Scaevola, Angelonia Augustifolia, and Dicondra Silver Falls

Scaevola – Surdiva Blue Violet
Image Credit: Burpee
Dimennsions: 6″ – 10″ x 18″ – 24″
Annual

Cuphea – Large Firecracker
Image Credit: Proven Winners
Dimennsions: 18″ – 28″ x 12″ – 24″
Annual

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Calendula – Lady Godiva Orange [English Marigold}
Image Credit: Proven Winners
Dimennsions: 11″ x 13″
Annual

Calendula – Lady Godiva Yellow [English Marigold]
Image Credit: Proven Winners
Dimennsions: 11″ x 13″
Annual

Mexican Sage
Image Credit: White Flower Farm
Height: 24″ – 36″
Annual

Agapanthus – Lily of the Nile
Image Credit: Simply Trees
Height: 24″ – 36″
Tener Perennial Zones 8 – 11

Colocasia esculenta (Elephant’s Ear]
Image Credit: Garden Marketing
Height: 40″ – 60″
Tener Perennial Zones 7 – 11

Butterfly Bush Lil’ Grape
Image Credit: Plants by Mail
Height: 36″

 

 

 

Wild Bergamot (Monarda fistulosa)
Image Credit: American Meadows
Height: 24 – 48″ tall

I planted a small dormant start on February 18, 2024

Golden Alexander (Zizia aurea)
Image Credit: The Spruce
Height: 12″ – 36″
I planted a small dormant start on February 18, 2024

Rattlesnake Master (Eryngium Yuccifolium)
Image Credit: Grower’s Exchange
Height: 48″
I planted a small dormant start on February 18, 2024

Mountain Mint (Pycnanthemum virginianum}
Image Credit: Prairie Nursery
Height: 36″
I planted a small, dormant start on February 18, 2024

“In midsummer, Mountain Mint is covered in small white flowers, often spotted with purple, atop strongly upright stems. The genus name, Pycnanthemum, means “densely packed flowers,” and the top of this plant is covered with a dense white bloom that is highly attractive to pollinators. Typical visitors include honeybees, and a wide variety of native bees, beetles, and Pearl Crescent butterflies. Most of the insects seek nectar.

“The common name, Mountain Mint, is somewhat misleading since the plant typically occurs in moist soils in wet meadows, making it an excellent plant for rain gardens, shoreline plantings or any moist area. Low-growing and deer-proof, Mountain Mint is unpalatable to a variety of herbivores and insects – probably due to the minty flavor. The leaves emit a strong aroma when crushed and can be used in teas.” Prairie Nursery

Swamp Mallow (Hibiscus moscheutos)
Image Credit: White Flower Farm
Height: 3′ – 8′
I planted a small dormant start on February 18, 2024

 

Passion Flower Vine (Passiflora incarnata)
Image Credit: Eden Brothers
Height: 20′
I planted a small, dormant start on February 18, 202

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Sweet Autumn Clematis (Clematis paniculata)
Image Credit: Annie’s Annuals & Perennials
I planted a vigorous and budding quart plant [with fingers crossed] on February 19, 2019
Height: 20′

 

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